beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sony beat out two other studios that were vying for the project. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 July 2026

Muncy beat out any chance of a redemption play at second base, leaving the bases loaded for Hernández. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 July 2026

After Olson went to third on a wild pitch, Harris beat out a chopper to first getting the Braves within 10-9. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

In the top of the second, the Dodgers bunched four hits, all singles — the first by Hernández, beating out an infield single in his first at-bat since the hamstring injury — to take a 2-0 lead. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout